France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier is set to be ousted after his social security budget failed to receive backing from Marine Le Pen's National Rally.
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00:00French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Tuesday in a tweet that supporting a no-confidence
00:07vote to remove Prime Minister Michel Barnier is the only way to protect the public from
00:13a dangerous, unjust and punitive budget under the country's constitution.
00:18Barnier faces a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, likely to topple his fragile government and
00:23raise concerns in the Eurozone.
00:26On Monday, Barnier used a rare constitutional tool to push through his contentious social
00:31security budget without a parliamentary vote, after failing to come to an agreement with
00:36Le Pen's national rally.
00:38Barnier made last-minute concessions, reducing health care coverage for undocumented migrants
00:44to gain far-right's backing.
00:46Both the national rally and a left-wing coalition have tabled no-confidence votes against Barnier,
00:52which combined is enough to oust the Prime Minister.